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“I’m what the botanist call a hybrid. A mixture of two families, in flowers such a concoction pleases the eye. When that amalgamation takes it shape in flesh and blood, some take great offense. In this room we recognize it for what it is, a new beauty come into the world. And it is in bloom all around us.”